small-scale

Example Sentences

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A small-scale map might suggest that it’s vulnerable to occupation, as it borders the Persian Gulf, just across from U.S. bases in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Daniel, the foreman in this remote, informal, small-scale mine in Kono, the diamond region of Sierra Leone, shows me the gravel he's picking through with his fingers.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The book claims that “we can encourage” more small-scale activities, but who “we” is and what “encourage” means is sometimes vague.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Fitri Amit, a small-scale rice farmer in Perak region further south, was sceptical of the measures, which he said were often delayed, arriving only once farmers' "capital has already been drained".

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Indeed, for most of us this is of less importance than the innumerable small-scale exposures to which we are subjected day by day, year after year.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson